when I was a kid I had the nickname among adults
among adults
among adults pochi mooshka which from russian could
pochi mooshka which from russian could
pochi mooshka which from russian could be translated as a little guy who always
be translated as a little guy who always
be translated as a little guy who always asked a question why based on that you
asked a question why based on that you
asked a question why based on that you can guess I had a hard time
can guess I had a hard time
can guess I had a hard time understanding why the world worked the
understanding why the world worked the
understanding why the world worked the way it did around me but one thing
way it did around me but one thing
way it did around me but one thing became clear very quickly if you do what
became clear very quickly if you do what
became clear very quickly if you do what others perceive as great and no value
others perceive as great and no value
others perceive as great and no value for example getting good grades getting
for example getting good grades getting
for example getting good grades getting into a good university or working in a
into a good university or working in a
into a good university or working in a bank well then the life might not seem
bank well then the life might not seem
bank well then the life might not seem that hard after all I followed this
that hard after all I followed this
that hard after all I followed this logic for about 28 years until I asked
logic for about 28 years until I asked
logic for about 28 years until I asked my favorite question but this time to
my favorite question but this time to
my favorite question but this time to myself why well you see everyone would
myself why well you see everyone would
myself why well you see everyone would like to get a really good job really
like to get a really good job really
like to get a really good job really good car and really good apartment that
good car and really good apartment that
good car and really good apartment that was my consciousness trying to call me
was my consciousness trying to call me
was my consciousness trying to call me down by default but then why didn’t any
down by default but then why didn’t any
down by default but then why didn’t any of these things make me feel any happier
of these things make me feel any happier
of these things make me feel any happier I realized it only when I met my
I realized it only when I met my
I realized it only when I met my childhood friends for a little reunion
childhood friends for a little reunion
childhood friends for a little reunion while they were happy about the same job
while they were happy about the same job
while they were happy about the same job the same hobbies the same street to live
the same hobbies the same street to live
the same hobbies the same street to live on I on the other hand couldn’t stop
on I on the other hand couldn’t stop
on I on the other hand couldn’t stop complaining well apparently there was
complaining well apparently there was
complaining well apparently there was way too little snow in Swiss Alps in
way too little snow in Swiss Alps in
way too little snow in Swiss Alps in that season for me to go skiing whenever
that season for me to go skiing whenever
that season for me to go skiing whenever I wanted or I was falling behind my
I wanted or I was falling behind my
I wanted or I was falling behind my master plan on visiting hundred
master plan on visiting hundred
master plan on visiting hundred countries before I turned 30 and the
countries before I turned 30 and the
countries before I turned 30 and the more problems I was sharing the wider
more problems I was sharing the wider
more problems I was sharing the wider the eyes of my friends were opening and
the eyes of my friends were opening and
the eyes of my friends were opening and looking at them I realized how
looking at them I realized how
looking at them I realized how ridiculous my complaint sound and there
ridiculous my complaint sound and there
ridiculous my complaint sound and there in that moment it made me feel very much
in that moment it made me feel very much
in that moment it made me feel very much ashamed in front of my friends and and
ashamed in front of my friends and and
ashamed in front of my friends and and more to that it made me feel very angry
more to that it made me feel very angry
more to that it made me feel very angry very angry at no one but myself because
very angry at no one but myself because
very angry at no one but myself because the mountains were great and all the
the mountains were great and all the
the mountains were great and all the country says I have visited are more
country says I have visited are more
country says I have visited are more than I could wish for it’s just that I
than I could wish for it’s just that I
than I could wish for it’s just that I did not see it this way
did not see it this way
did not see it this way so on the way home I had only one
so on the way home I had only one
so on the way home I had only one question on my mind if I have been so
question on my mind if I have been so
question on my mind if I have been so goal-oriented and so on Bish’s
goal-oriented and so on Bish’s
goal-oriented and so on Bish’s throughout my life so far then why on
throughout my life so far then why on
throughout my life so far then why on earth I have never set myself a goal for
earth I have never set myself a goal for
earth I have never set myself a goal for what truly matters for me in the end my
what truly matters for me in the end my
what truly matters for me in the end my happiness so to stop complaining and to
happiness so to stop complaining and to
happiness so to stop complaining and to find more happiness in my daily life
find more happiness in my daily life
find more happiness in my daily life I’ve decided to throw myself a challenge
I’ve decided to throw myself a challenge
I’ve decided to throw myself a challenge by asking one simple question can I be
by asking one simple question can I be
by asking one simple question can I be happy
happy
happy 400 days in a row no matter how small
400 days in a row no matter how small
400 days in a row no matter how small the moment would be theater a coffee
the moment would be theater a coffee
the moment would be theater a coffee with a friend or a feeling of home after
with a friend or a feeling of home after
with a friend or a feeling of home after a long day work I would need to find at
a long day work I would need to find at
a long day work I would need to find at least one moment captured on a picture
least one moment captured on a picture
least one moment captured on a picture and share it online with the hashtag 100
and share it online with the hashtag 100
and share it online with the hashtag 100 happy days just to make sure I stick
happy days just to make sure I stick
happy days just to make sure I stick through the challenge well rules are
through the challenge well rules are
through the challenge well rules are clear but with the first day came the
clear but with the first day came the
clear but with the first day came the first trouble it’s not difficult to
first trouble it’s not difficult to
first trouble it’s not difficult to imagine that in my daily rush in my
imagine that in my daily rush in my
imagine that in my daily rush in my daily routine I completely forgot that
daily routine I completely forgot that
daily routine I completely forgot that on that day that was the day to start
on that day that was the day to start
on that day that was the day to start focusing on something positive no reason
focusing on something positive no reason
focusing on something positive no reason to give up I said to myself in the
to give up I said to myself in the
to give up I said to myself in the evening what about making our creating a
evening what about making our creating a
evening what about making our creating a happy moment by doing something that I
happy moment by doing something that I
happy moment by doing something that I love and what about making my girlfriend
love and what about making my girlfriend
love and what about making my girlfriend laugh you know what it worked and it
laugh you know what it worked and it
laugh you know what it worked and it works so well that the further I went
works so well that the further I went
works so well that the further I went with the challenge the more moments I
with the challenge the more moments I
with the challenge the more moments I had captured during the day now I had
had captured during the day now I had
had captured during the day now I had the different yet a positive problem
the different yet a positive problem
the different yet a positive problem which of those happy moments that they
which of those happy moments that they
which of those happy moments that they had captured during the day was the
had captured during the day was the
had captured during the day was the happiest one for that day in the
happiest one for that day in the
happiest one for that day in the meanwhile my friends started noticing
meanwhile my friends started noticing
meanwhile my friends started noticing this mysterious hashtag hundred happy
this mysterious hashtag hundred happy
this mysterious hashtag hundred happy days popping up here and there on their
days popping up here and there on their
days popping up here and there on their news feeds every single day so they
news feeds every single day so they
news feeds every single day so they started asking questions about and I
started asking questions about and I
started asking questions about and I told them I’m going to search for
told them I’m going to search for
told them I’m going to search for personal happiness and this is the way I
personal happiness and this is the way I
personal happiness and this is the way I do it so when they asked if they if they
do it so when they asked if they if they
do it so when they asked if they if they could join the challenge I of course
could join the challenge I of course
could join the challenge I of course didn’t have any problems with that but a
didn’t have any problems with that but a
didn’t have any problems with that but a week later I start receiving questions
week later I start receiving questions
week later I start receiving questions from friends of friends asking exactly
from friends of friends asking exactly
from friends of friends asking exactly about the same thing and a month later I
about the same thing and a month later I
about the same thing and a month later I had already so many questions from
had already so many questions from
had already so many questions from people from all around the world I was
people from all around the world I was
people from all around the world I was not able to answer them by myself that’s
not able to answer them by myself that’s
not able to answer them by myself that’s when I decided to create a little
when I decided to create a little
when I decided to create a little website where everyone will be able to
website where everyone will be able to
website where everyone will be able to come and ask themselves the same
come and ask themselves the same
come and ask themselves the same question I asked
question I asked
question I asked in the beginning can I be happy for 100
in the beginning can I be happy for 100
in the beginning can I be happy for 100 days in a row since then over 8 million
days in a row since then over 8 million
days in a row since then over 8 million people from 160 countries around the
people from 160 countries around the
people from 160 countries around the world have taken this challenge
world have taken this challenge
world have taken this challenge collecting only on Instagram over 25
collecting only on Instagram over 25
collecting only on Instagram over 25 million happy moments everyone from
million happy moments everyone from
million happy moments everyone from Hollywood to Bollywood stars famous
Hollywood to Bollywood stars famous
Hollywood to Bollywood stars famous singers and sportsmen and people from
singers and sportsmen and people from
singers and sportsmen and people from all walks of life have all united in the
all walks of life have all united in the
all walks of life have all united in the search for happiness and while it might
search for happiness and while it might
search for happiness and while it might look like yet another online fad this
look like yet another online fad this
look like yet another online fad this time it came with real-life results I
time it came with real-life results I
time it came with real-life results I started asking people before during and
started asking people before during and
started asking people before during and after the challenge how happy they feel
after the challenge how happy they feel
after the challenge how happy they feel and they have self-reported about 19
and they have self-reported about 19
and they have self-reported about 19 percent increase in their life
percent increase in their life
percent increase in their life satisfaction in the end of the challenge
satisfaction in the end of the challenge
satisfaction in the end of the challenge now in practice that meant they started
now in practice that meant they started
now in practice that meant they started to see more happiness and they did in
to see more happiness and they did in
to see more happiness and they did in their daily lives they started to be
their daily lives they started to be
their daily lives they started to be more optimistic they started to be in a
more optimistic they started to be in a
more optimistic they started to be in a better mood and they start receiving
better mood and they start receiving
better mood and they start receiving compliments from other people maybe it
compliments from other people maybe it
compliments from other people maybe it will sound cheesy but some people will
will sound cheesy but some people will
will sound cheesy but some people will even fell in love during the challenge
even fell in love during the challenge
even fell in love during the challenge but if that’s not enough let me tell you
but if that’s not enough let me tell you
but if that’s not enough let me tell you about a grateful challenge taker who
about a grateful challenge taker who
about a grateful challenge taker who asked me to remain anonymous this
asked me to remain anonymous this
asked me to remain anonymous this gentleman in his hundred days has gone
gentleman in his hundred days has gone
gentleman in his hundred days has gone from coming out of the closet losing his
from coming out of the closet losing his
from coming out of the closet losing his job and his family Trust to finding a
job and his family Trust to finding a
job and his family Trust to finding a new job finding the love of his life and
new job finding the love of his life and
new job finding the love of his life and regained the family support for such a
regained the family support for such a
regained the family support for such a 360-degree turnaround of his life he has
360-degree turnaround of his life he has
360-degree turnaround of his life he has decided to make a tattoo on his arm
decided to make a tattoo on his arm
decided to make a tattoo on his arm saying plus hundred happy days because I
saying plus hundred happy days because I
saying plus hundred happy days because I see later explained to me it is no
see later explained to me it is no
see later explained to me it is no longer a simple challenge it is his
longer a simple challenge it is his
longer a simple challenge it is his lifestyle so why such a straightforward
lifestyle so why such a straightforward
lifestyle so why such a straightforward challenge so impactful in addition to
challenge so impactful in addition to
challenge so impactful in addition to all scientifically proven benefits of
all scientifically proven benefits of
all scientifically proven benefits of journaling your happy moments and
journaling your happy moments and
journaling your happy moments and developing the habit of seeing the
developing the habit of seeing the
developing the habit of seeing the beauty in one’s life there are several
beauty in one’s life there are several
beauty in one’s life there are several things that enhance this experience even
things that enhance this experience even
things that enhance this experience even further
further
further number one this challenge is long enough
number one this challenge is long enough
number one this challenge is long enough for
for
for you two start noticing the happiness in
you two start noticing the happiness in
you two start noticing the happiness in small things of course unless you’re a
small things of course unless you’re a
small things of course unless you’re a millionaire or billionaire it would be
millionaire or billionaire it would be
millionaire or billionaire it would be quite hard for you to be happy about
quite hard for you to be happy about
quite hard for you to be happy about buying new cars and diamond rings every
buying new cars and diamond rings every
buying new cars and diamond rings every single day number two this challenge
single day number two this challenge
single day number two this challenge gives you an opportunity to actively
gives you an opportunity to actively
gives you an opportunity to actively create your happiness sure sometimes
create your happiness sure sometimes
create your happiness sure sometimes life will go hard and you might not give
life will go hard and you might not give
life will go hard and you might not give you any reason to smile June during the
you any reason to smile June during the
you any reason to smile June during the day but just as I wasn’t you shouldn’t
day but just as I wasn’t you shouldn’t
day but just as I wasn’t you shouldn’t get discouraged take a look back and see
get discouraged take a look back and see
get discouraged take a look back and see what made you happy and then create your
what made you happy and then create your
what made you happy and then create your happy moments by doing more of what made
happy moments by doing more of what made
happy moments by doing more of what made you happy number three number three this
you happy number three number three this
you happy number three number three this challenge teaches us to appreciate
challenge teaches us to appreciate
challenge teaches us to appreciate uncertainty imagine this perfect morning
uncertainty imagine this perfect morning
uncertainty imagine this perfect morning you just woke up you open the bedroom
you just woke up you open the bedroom
you just woke up you open the bedroom window you see the rising sun shining
window you see the rising sun shining
window you see the rising sun shining into your eyes and gentle wind is scarce
into your eyes and gentle wind is scarce
into your eyes and gentle wind is scarce in your hair and even birds are singing
in your hair and even birds are singing
in your hair and even birds are singing good morning to you and all these things
good morning to you and all these things
good morning to you and all these things suddenly start coming together in this
suddenly start coming together in this
suddenly start coming together in this magical moment where you feel so happy
magical moment where you feel so happy
magical moment where you feel so happy and so fulfilled that your soul wants to
and so fulfilled that your soul wants to
and so fulfilled that your soul wants to sing now there is no way you can know if
sing now there is no way you can know if
sing now there is no way you can know if there’s going to be anything else during
there’s going to be anything else during
there’s going to be anything else during that day that’s going to make you feel
that day that’s going to make you feel
that day that’s going to make you feel more happy and more fulfilled than you
more happy and more fulfilled than you
more happy and more fulfilled than you feeling right now so what’s the most
feeling right now so what’s the most
feeling right now so what’s the most rational thing to do it is to capture
rational thing to do it is to capture
rational thing to do it is to capture and to enjoy this moment to the fullest
and to enjoy this moment to the fullest
and to enjoy this moment to the fullest right number for this challenge gives
right number for this challenge gives
right number for this challenge gives other people an opportunity to be part
other people an opportunity to be part
other people an opportunity to be part of your happiness as one Wiseman said
of your happiness as one Wiseman said
of your happiness as one Wiseman said happiness is only real when shared so
happiness is only real when shared so
happiness is only real when shared so people who take this challenge they get
people who take this challenge they get
people who take this challenge they get used to this kind of situations after
used to this kind of situations after
used to this kind of situations after any get-together when people ask them if
any get-together when people ask them if
any get-together when people ask them if they would like to take a selfie
they would like to take a selfie
they would like to take a selfie together because it’s kind of a happy
together because it’s kind of a happy
together because it’s kind of a happy moment over here and aren’t you
moment over here and aren’t you
moment over here and aren’t you collecting those happy moments and just
collecting those happy moments and just
collecting those happy moments and just thinking and talking about this put a
thinking and talking about this put a
thinking and talking about this put a smile on my face you know why it is
smile on my face you know why it is
smile on my face you know why it is because I realized that every single
because I realized that every single
because I realized that every single person in this entire world wants to
person in this entire world wants to
person in this entire world wants to make a positive impact on someone else’s
make a positive impact on someone else’s
make a positive impact on someone else’s life so if we give this opportunity to
life so if we give this opportunity to
life so if we give this opportunity to someone to create and be part of our
someone to create and be part of our
someone to create and be part of our happiness both of us going to be feeling
happiness both of us going to be feeling
happiness both of us going to be feeling happier right number five finally
happier right number five finally
happier right number five finally this challenge gives you an opportunity
this challenge gives you an opportunity
this challenge gives you an opportunity to feel how a happy and fulfilling life
to feel how a happy and fulfilling life
to feel how a happy and fulfilling life feels like and once you have this
feels like and once you have this
feels like and once you have this feeling you really don’t want to go back
feeling you really don’t want to go back
feeling you really don’t want to go back so you turn happiness into your
so you turn happiness into your
so you turn happiness into your lifestyle despite all these benefits of
lifestyle despite all these benefits of
lifestyle despite all these benefits of taking 100 happy days challenge about
taking 100 happy days challenge about
taking 100 happy days challenge about 70% of people do not complete it saying
70% of people do not complete it saying
70% of people do not complete it saying they don’t have time well an old me
they don’t have time well an old me
they don’t have time well an old me might have understood that but a new me
might have understood that but a new me
might have understood that but a new me here is that people don’t have a single
here is that people don’t have a single
here is that people don’t have a single moment a day when they would focus only
moment a day when they would focus only
moment a day when they would focus only on what truly matters in the very end
on what truly matters in the very end
on what truly matters in the very end their happiness but forget about them
their happiness but forget about them
their happiness but forget about them what about you now that you have heard
what about you now that you have heard
what about you now that you have heard how this challenge has transformed lives
how this challenge has transformed lives
how this challenge has transformed lives of millions of people all across the
of millions of people all across the
of millions of people all across the world it’s about time you ask yourself
world it’s about time you ask yourself
world it’s about time you ask yourself the same question can I be happy
the same question can I be happy
the same question can I be happy 400 days in a row thank you
400 days in a row thank you
400 days in a row thank you [Applause]
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